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Dust Off Your Lego Collection

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Published on: February 22, 2010

Bored? How about dusting off that collection of Lego blocks your mom always told you to put away. (Or she’d vacuum them up for you) The challenge, build something that will out-do this creation. A Lego Mindstorm creation that solves the Rubic cube.

Not sure how random the cube is. I think my doubts would be resolved if I saw them randomize the cube by hand and then place it into the solver with no video edits. I think this is a cool creation, have some robotics training in my past. What do you think? Would it help you to not take apart and re-assemble your cube in the future?

Anime Convention, Here I Come

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Published on: February 17, 2010

I have high hopes that this weekend I may be able to attend a local , Naka Kon. It has been almost 20 years since I was last at a convention and I am looking forward to it. (Read I envy those going to Dragon Con and such) I believe my last convention attended was Chattacon. I miss you guys… I guess that happens when you travel and end up miles away from your former home.

If allowed, I’ll try to post some pictures.

Naka-Kon 2010

Naka-Kon 2010

What is streaming to your PC?

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Published on: February 17, 2010

Whether tinkering with my blog or doing work stuffs or even the dreaded bill paying thing, I usually like to listen to some tunes. I thought that I would share one of my favorite sites to stream music from today, Kawaii-Radio. I have enjoyed listening to their stream since discovering it in the Win-Amp Radio Station listings a couple of years back. The music seems to be kept up to date so there is little to no risk of it going stale.


If you are into , I recommend checking them out. If you are like me, you can’t afford to import all those soundtrack and jpop CD’s you want from Japan either. If you like what you hear, drop them a donation to show your appreciation. What do you like listening to when working on the PC? Do you have a favorite site / stream provider?

Use your iPhone as a Remote Control

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Published on: January 27, 2010

Flipping through the Internet this evening I came across this cool application / hardware add-on for iTouch / . You can now use it as a Universal Remote control. The folks at Think Flood have come up with this cool product they have named Red Eye. Being somewhat of a gadget nut I love the idea. If you have one already, I’d love to hear your opinions of it.

Sock thief nabbed in Nara

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Published on: January 26, 2010

Every once in a while I come across a story that makes me scratch my head and wonder just what the person was thinking. Here is a link to an example where an apparent thief was targeting socks. He was captured after stealing 300 pairs of socks. Wonder what was on his mind…

Sock Thief Nabbed

Wacky Sports Events

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Published on: January 24, 2010

Here in the US, a couple of the TV networks may try to imitate some of the popular Japanese challenge game shows but I think they fail. I get the impression they they are to afraid they will get their assets sued off if they try to go the full extend that Japanese TV seems to go.

Take this challenge for example. The goal is to ride the full length of floating containers tied together. Roughly 300 meters distance. Fun to watch…

I saw this and thought Ninja Warrior, another Japanese challenge show that has been airing on the G4 cable channel for a while.

Spotted on: Japinator.com

Space Travel in 3D – IMAX / NASA Mission

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Published on: January 18, 2010
Hubble Telescope

Hubble Telescope

If you have the ability to enjoy movies presented in IMAX 3D then let me make a recommendation for you. During the previews before the awesome Avatar movie started, there was one that caught my eye. Warner Brothers along with NASA are releasing a documentary titled Hubble 3D.  It really caught my eye for the clarity / apparent quality of the images shot. The preview itself was also presented in 3D. There was not much shown during the preview but I was wow’d. This film is narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio.

Be careful what key sequence you push

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Published on: January 16, 2010

French postal company, Le Poste advertisement for sending mail via their website. Kinda wonder how long it took to create this animation…

Another of their creative marketing schemes shows how you can create your own personalized postage stamps…

Can you imagine the variety of stamps here in the US if that were allowed. Hmm, hey USPS, what say you? You could allow that and tag the stamps with a 2D bar-code to make them official…

LoneOtaku Stamp

LoneOtaku Stamp

Robotic Coolness

by loneotaku
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Published on: January 4, 2010

Don’t ask me how I stumbled on this one but this is cool. The old adage about “if you have to ask then you probably can’t afford it” mind… Robotics have always fascinated me. Aibo, Asimo, QRIO etc. What do you think of NAO? I wouldn’t mind being a beta tester for NAO. Looks fun!

Source: Aldabaran Robotics

Moon Setting

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Published on: November 3, 2009

I thought I would share something a little different today… Here the moon is setting over the neighborhood. Do you have similar pictures to share?

Setting Moon

Setting Moon

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